The Penn's Grove record., 1887-05-28

build to.it.
The first enterprise driven by steam
blew a blast with its whistle in Bridge
port on Thursday Of last week. Clay
ton b. stetscr has started a steam grist
and saw mill there.
Sturgeon have begun to arrive in
profitable catching numbers in the riy-
er. The highest catch by a net in one
day has been seven. The steamer
Delaware had ten on her on Thursday
evening.
Mural Lodge /. .. .. F. will attend
divine services in a body tomorrow
week. June 9TH at Emmanuel church
in the morning and st. Pauls in the
evening" also the Bethel church on
the morning of the 12th.
Mrs. Hammer, of Newark, the Ma
tional superintendent Of Juvenile
work, will speak in the ". G. I. u.
room on uext Thursday evening June
2nd. Admission free. All invited
to hear her as she is AN interesting
speaker.
There was a change of time table on
the Delaware River railroad yesterday
The frs train, instead Of leaving at
7'05. now leaves at 6 45, twenty mInu-
ties sooner. There is no other change
in the time of the trains leaving or ar
irving.
On Sunday evening just after Mr..
and Mrs. Henry NJ. Wright had left
home, the horse fell down. MIR. Wright
got out and told his wife TO do 50. In
getting out she fell or her knee, sprain-
ing it so that She has suffered severely
from it ever since aud is likely TO re-
main confined to her bed some time
yet.
The steamer Republic is now at the
Harlan & Hollingsworth Company's
yards, Wilmington receiving the finish
ing touches of the thorough overhaul
ing made in preparation for the cur
rent season. She will resume her
regular trips from Philadelphia to Cape
May on June 18th, with Capt. Geo. W.
Lackey in command. n
The social event of tle past week
was the marriage Qf1Mr. e. " Da3pn-
port. Of ~Pennseroye, n. J., and Miss
Sallie A short. daughter Of James II.
Shot Of a.atalAce-on Thursday 18th
inst, at II o'clock, IA. m, at the NJ. q.
church in the presence Of a large nun
Der Of invited friends and relatives.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
G. J.. Hardesty. ia The afternoon of
the same day they left for Pennsgroye,
where they will make their home.
The musical entertainment Of the
Moss Family on Monday evening was a
grand success. We doubt if there has
ever been an entertainment company
to visit P~ennsgrove and give as much
sat isfaction. "Petite'' Bertha, scarcely
ten years old, and May, a few years old
er, exhibit remarkable musical talent
and versatility in their character act
ing. Bertha's playing the bass drum,
kettle drum, and cymbals at one time
and her handling a musket excited the
admiration of all. The local jokes
were good and The music a grand treat
to the crowd who attended.
Next Monday being Memorial Day
Acton Post G. A. r. will make their
eighth annual Excursion to Fort Della
aMre and the national cemetery at
Firms Point ON the steamer 5.
A. Mccall. The Post headed by the
Pennsgrove Cornet Band will form in
line in front of Odd Fellows Hall at
8 o'oclock and proceed 10 Emman-
uel cemetery to decorate the graves of
soldiers buried there. The. Band. Post
and all who wish to go on this little
trip down the river, the first excursion
of the season, VIII hoard the MEGA
and leave at 10 O'Clock. Rev. Joseph
Garrison, 0 ~Pedricktown, viii deliver
the address at the Cemetery. AS he
was a soldier and is Il feryent speaker
it will pay to go hear him.
A band of Mexicans have been hold
ing a fair in Wilmington the past two
weeks. They are Of Aztec blood and
in their performances wonderfully il
lustrate the manners and customs Of
modern and ancient Mexico. An
interesting feature is tie primitive
manner in which The Mexican girls pre-
pare the 'maize7 for cooking After
grindi g ii and making it into dough
it is patted with The bare hand until ii
assumes he desired size and thickness.
The total disregard of the proverbial
American rollmg-piu is more than the
lady visitor can understand. The
cakes are baked oven an open charcoal
ire and are called ''tortilleros. " This
is the native bread Of the Mexicans.
This illustration OF tie work Of the
kitchen maids is only one Of tie many
features shown IN the Mexican village.
The fmdaugo orchestra furnishes
exquisite airs and beautiful harmony.
There picturesque costumes. swaIthy
faces and novel Instruments make up
II scene that isas charming as.it is new.
TIM merry dance Of The native Next